"...Friends may call at after 9 Wednesday Gordon L InmanGordon L Inman 65 of 1800 lighth street NW died Tuesday in University hospitals Iowa following a long illness Born June li 1908 in Marble Rock he had ... J VV Carberry Dies Longtime Insurance Man Joseph Wesley Carberry 79 of 1800 First avenue NW died Monday following a long illness He was owner and general ager of Joe W Carberry ance Agency Inc for 36 ... A Russell 76 Thursday at at Brosh chapel Solon and 10 Friday at St Mary's church Rosary at 8 Wednesday at where friends may call Wednesday St John's cemetery Lisbon Monticello Lawrence G Smith 28 Thursday ... at at where friends may call after 10 Wednesday Springdale..."

Born on a farm just outside the town of Marble Rock, Gordon spent his early days there. He was the youngest child of Loren Waiste Inman and Adelia Viola Clay Inman. His father, a Baptist minister, preached at the Coldwater Baptist Church and later relocated to Charles City, IA. Gordon graduated from Charles City High School in 1926. He married Elva Gail Spence May 22, 1938 in Marion, Iowa. They had two children: Barbara Ann b. May 20,1943 and Beverly Jeanne b. June 17, 1944. Gordon worked for the Peterson Baking Company in Cedar Rapids for 25 years, and for Coe College until his retirement.